OTTAWA — Music fans from across Canada will be watching the Juno Awards show televised live from Scotiabank Place Sunday. But most of the Juno awards will actually be handed out tonight, at a private gala dinner in Ottawa where artists will be recognized in a broad range of musical categories, from alternative and heavy/metal to blues, jazz, rap, classical and world music. The nominees with Ottawa ties are competing for prizes that will be awarded tonight. Will MonkeyJunk land the Blues Album of the Year award? How will Craig Cardiff, David Francey and Bruce Cockburn fare in the competition for Best Roots & Traditional Album (solo)? Will upstart Ottawa hardcore band F**ck the Facts pull a surprise win for Metal/Hard Music Album of the Year? Find out as it happens on our live blog by music critics Lynn Saxberg and Peter Hum. And continue following the fun in Ottawa Saturday night by checking out what Janet Wilson, Joanne Laucius and Tony Lofaro have to say about the hot Juno events starting around 5 p.m.